Around 600 jobs have been secured in Alloa on the announcement US glass maker Owens-Illinois Inc is to invest £25 million improving its bottling facilities.

The Ohio-based company announced the package as part of wider £230 million investment plan to make upgrades across its European operations in the next two years.

Scottish Enterprise has pledged regional selective assistance grants worth £3.9 million to aid the Clackmannanshire investment proposal, which is being put in place to serve the Scotch whisky and other drinks industries.